William Evetts

William Evetts (30 June 1847 – 7 April 1936) was an English first-class cricketer.

William Evetts

Personal information
Full name	William Evetts
Born	30 June 1847 Tackley, Oxfordshire, England
Died	7 April 1936 (aged 88) Tackley, Oxfordshire, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Julian Evetts (grandson)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1868–1869	Oxford University
1870–1882	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 22 Runs scored 531 Batting average 15.61 100s/50s 1/2 Top score 102 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 March 2020

The son of William Evetts senior, he was born in June 1847 at Tackley, Oxfordshire. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, Evetts played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1868 and 1869, making nine appearances.[3] A free hitting batsman,[4] he scored 333 runs for Oxford at an average of 23.78, with a high score of 102.[5] His 102 came against Surrey at The Oval in 1868 and was made in under two hours.[4] Shortly after graduating from Oxford, Evetts appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in first-class cricket in 1870. He played first-class cricket for the MCC until 1882, making thirteen appearances and scoring 198 runs with a high score of 57.[3][5] Evetts was by profession a farmer.[1] He died at Tackley in April 1936.[4] His grandson, Julian Evetts, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

1. Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. pp. 278.
2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 439.
3. "First-Class Matches played by William Evetts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
4. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1936". ESPNcricnfo. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Evetts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

External links

• William Evetts at ESPNcricinfo